Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-05-12

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 12
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 199▲ 61 vs year ago 43 · +141.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 6▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 2 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $402.05/cwt on 12 head, up $10.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +30.18 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$402.05
▲ 10.65 vs prior sale
12 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558422.472,3564thin
Medium and Large 3525415.002,1791thin
Medium and Large 2571388.542,2187thin
One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
402.05
—
AL average14 barns · 381 hd
427.93
−25.87
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
+30.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
436392347302median 371.8803/0305/0508/0409/2911/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $422.29, low $315.98, median $371.88 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,688195.003,2912thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,347176.822,3816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,127174.481,96711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027152.701,5683thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,3506
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,0134thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7501thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,5742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383447.45/cwt445.00–450.001,7142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439438.27/cwt430.00–442.001,9248
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458428.99/cwt428.00–430.001,9652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468444.23/cwt440.00–455.002,0796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510424.97/cwt422.00–428.002,1672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526381.23/cwt378.00–388.002,0055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563377.01/cwt375.00–380.002,1233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,2501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,5181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7663
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358523.30/cwt520.00–525.001,8733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380548.38/cwt545.00–550.002,0843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430522.59/cwt520.00–525.002,2472
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458467.51/cwt465.00–470.002,1412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463482.54/cwt480.00–485.002,2344
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468514.96/cwt510.00–525.002,4103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,4191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572406.62/cwt405.00–410.002,3263
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576378.63/cwt375.00–382.002,1816
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618361.47/cwt360.00–363.002,2342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619337.79/cwt333.00–343.002,0915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678327.59/cwt323.00–333.002,2213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717330.69/cwt330.00–332.002,3713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720343.98/cwt343.00–345.002,4772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,3701
Bulls——1,690190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100157.55/cwt155.00–160.001,7332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118177.52/cwt175.00–180.001,9856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138170.83/cwt170.00–172.001,9445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335179.18/cwt178.00–182.002,3925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,000.00/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,350.00/head4,250.00–4,400.004,3506
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,012.50/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0134
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.